Some holiday words have more than one meaning, like "trim" the tree. And some meanings have more than one word, like "gift" ...

In my previous column on July 13, I got into tree terminology after a reader asked about arcane terms in tree physiology. This led me to list some of the terms arborists use in communicating with ...

Many people have thought that "trees compete for survival seeking light and places", but with recent studies trees have a complex social life consisting of hubs and networks , I understand that they ...